Ransomware victims: Just pay up, grin, and bear it – says the FBI

Gee, thanks for encouraging criminals, Mr Fed

Firms that fall victim to infection from file encrypting ransomware should simply pay the ransom, Joseph Bonavolonta, an assistant special agent with the FBI, told delegates to Boston's Cyber Security Summit 2015, adding that developments such as CryptoWall are essentially unbreakable."